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Backroom Pitching

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Two guys.90 minutes1 movie pitch a week.GO!Backroom Pitching is Harrison Engstrom and Ben Semenchuk, two screenwriting enthusiasts and former students, take a couple hours out of each week to pitch you a film in a regular film running time. From insane action romantic comedies with Anne Hathaway to turf warfare films starring Colin Ferrell, Liam Neeson and Selma Hayek.Get ready to listen to some of the best films never made, as well as a wrap up of this week in culture, video games, TV, film and white whine.

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Episodes

  1. Episode 9 - Troubled in Paradise

    We're back this week and a lot has happened since our last episode. Boston Marathon vs. 9/11 Ben tells one of the most amazing story about an American named Lance High schoolers say the darnedest things...by darnedest we say the most ignorant and inane things. Ben's been reading 3 books! Harrison...

  2. Episode 8 - Killers Killers

    Yes, we're back after a short hiatus with medical issues. This week we discuss the finer things in television such as Workaholics, Breaking Bad, The League and Legit. Breaking Bad talking takes over the first thirteen minutes, so just a heads up that spoilers abound! We also take a quick look at...

  3. Episode 6 - Courtney Adjourned

    Yes, we are back and we're ready to pitch...this week a little something different. Sim City is fun but still ruined by servers. Social Gaming is fun for no one. The Cinema Going Experience The PS4 Internet cultures are hard to take seriously Let's Players be cray Anita Sarkeesian vs. Feminist...

  4. Episode 5 - Grief Cast

    We talk about grief in this episode...yep. But first, we discuss EA handling Sim City The woes of Origin Tropico 4 is awesome Ben is a fan of War Z? Then we both talk about what's been going on in our lives recently. Sadly, yes we spend most of the episode talking about this, which means there is...

  5. Episode 4 - Advertisers Beware

    Episode 4 of Backroom Pitching is here! In this episode: North Korea is cray. Next Stop Hollywood is an amazing series Black Mirror is something everyone should be watching Harrison is weirded out by his job Django Unchained is awesome and finally... Randy Quaid Penelope Mitchell Jackie Earle…

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  6. Episode 3 - The Dripping

    In this episode: Smoking The Hunger Games movie is awful, but Twilight is worse...in every way Adaptation Distillation The Master Scientology Michael Cusack is AWESOME and you need to know about him! Ben has some issues with Saturday Night Live Harrison played Ni No Kuni and Garry's Mod DarkRP…

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Two guys.90 minutes1 movie pitch a week.GO!Backroom Pitching is Harrison Engstrom and Ben Semenchuk, two screenwriting enthusiasts and former students, take a couple hours out of each week to pitch you a film in a regular film running time. From insane action romantic comedies with Anne Hathaway to turf warfare films starring Colin Ferrell, Liam Neeson and Selma Hayek.Get ready to listen to some of the best films never made, as well as a wrap up of this week in culture, video games, TV, film and white whine.

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Two guys.90 minutes1 movie pitch a week.GO!Backroom Pitching is Harrison Engstrom and Ben Semenchuk, two screenwriting enthusiasts and former students, take a couple hours out of each week to pitch you a film in a regular film running time. From insane action romantic comedies with Anne Hathaway to...

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